edward's candidacy maintains morality, loses steam

There are signs that John Edwards' resolve for the Oval Office may be waning. Yesterday, Edwards, the most frequent church goer of the bunch that calls itself churchy, decided that Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was more important than politics. Instead of addressing the congregation of the Zion Baptist Church, the modest Edwards' family, sat in the pews and listened to the sermon. His political adversaries did no such thing even though they had complained to Edwards about his speaking from the pulpit. Barack Obama spoke at Ebenezer Baptist Church (it's hard to imagine any candidate foregoing this opportunity) and Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to members of the Absynnian Baptist Church in Harlem (it's hard to imagine any candidate not wanting to hear their choir).

As much as I respect John Edward’s decision not to politicize Dr. King’s legacy for personal gain, he would appear to be one Democratic candidate who hasn’t done so. The meek may inherent the throne of righteous causes, but they won’t garner many delegates in the devil’s den of politics.